On the night of 13 September, the army of King Qin, of more than 20,000 people, remained a day's journey from Coernas, and remained unmoved.

The small command camp of the Youth Army was crowded with people.

In addition to Donner and Sarah, Dean Kane, Head Katz, and Dean Deves were all present.

"Donner, they've been besieging the city for a month, and Coenas could miss at any moment, we can't wait any longer!" Dean Kane urged.

"I know you're worried that the enemy is waiting for work, and we can slow down our march, but we can't stop here and delay our planes! Captain Katz's face was even more anxious than Kane: "Devis, you say, are we right?"

Since the victory in Dorne, Donner has built up an absolute reputation among this army, and even if Kane and Kaz do not understand what he is doing, they only persuade and do not dare to assert themselves.

And Dean Devis didn't know when it started, and he returned to his usual half-asleep state. Hearing Kaz call his name, he opened his eyes completely as if he had just woken up from a dream.

"Donner, can you tell us what you're waiting for?" said Devis.

"Don't worry, the people I'm waiting for should be there soon. Downer replied.

"Donner, one hundred and fifty ballistae of the Rand Legion, plus five hundred cavalry of Commander Enriquez, are enough to bulldoze the Thorn Army, what do we have to wait for?" Kaz unconsciously raised his voice again.

With the exception of Donner, who also used the name of the Young Army, Sarah's 4,000 men called themselves the Rand Legion on every occasion. The 20,000 newly recruited infantry led by Kane was called the Tris Legion.

"Yes, we used fifty ballistas and more than 1,000 people to annihilate 30,000 enemy troops. With our current strength, even if we can't completely annihilate the 80,000 besieging army, at least we can immediately relieve the siege of Coennas, as long as we can recapture Coennas, the Thorn Army will have no chance......"

General Kane was just halfway through his speech when Enriquez suddenly opened the curtain and walked in.

He was still fully armoured, his helmet tucked under his armpits, and his face was relaxed.

"Boss, it's done. ”

"What's their reaction?" asked Donner.

"Sooner than you expected. Enriquez replied.

Kane and the others looked dazed, not knowing what the two of them were talking about.

"To the north or to the south?" Downer continued.

"What the hell are you talking about?" asked Kaz at last.

Donner smiled slightly and said, "Captain Enriquez, come on." ”

"The boss told me last night to take my two brothers to the city of Coenas to find an opportunity to show a hand, and then stay there to reconnoitre, and report back once the Thorns army is fully encamped. We killed more than two hundred knights this morning, deliberately leaving one alive. Enriquez looked at Donner and continued: "Then after only half an hour, they withdrew their camp. ”

"Withdraw?" asked Katz, shocked.

"Yes, the troops are withdrawn. The boss guessed that they should have deliberately avoided us and made a detour to the south. My two brothers are still with them, and I'll come back first. ”

"Why ......"

Donnayan stopped Kaz's questioning and ordered, "Commander Enriquez, you send a hundred of your men out at once and follow them, I need to know their whereabouts at all times." ”

Enriquez was ordered out of the tent.

Dean Kane then spoke: "Let me guess, Klee and Gilfrey were also deliberately let go by you?"

"Yes, it's the same thing I asked Captain Enriquez to demonstrate, first to their morale. Downer replied.

"And you don't want to put the battlefield in Coenas?" Kane continued.

Donner smiled and replied, "Where we lost, we won." ”

Kaz suddenly realized: "You're going to force them to the Gongta grassland?"

"Is there a better place to be?" asked Donner, rhetorically.

Dean Devis's half-closed eyes suddenly flickered to reveal an invisible smile.

......

The knights of the Black Temple Mercenary Regiment kept sending back the movements of the Thorn Army, and the Rand Legion and the Tris Legion kept their distance and secretly followed them.

When the Thorns army left Cohenas, almost all of its baggage was left in place, carrying only the necessary rations.

They evacuated very quickly, even if they made a big circle to avoid the Rand Legion, it only took nine days to reach the Gongta grassland.

At noon on September 22, the figure of the Black Temple Mercenary Regiment finally appeared in the field of vision of the Thorn Army, and soon after, the Rand Legion also appeared behind them.

Enriquez received instructions from Donner and did not fully engage the enemy, but only kept harassing him.

The Thorn Army did not entangle with them, and retreated to the banks of the Aeva River at a faster pace, and after fully digesting the information brought back by Klee and Gilfrey, General Mandel did not stop to meet the enemy, and marched at full speed, always maintaining a distance of more than five kilometers from the Rand's army.

Looking at the remnants of the battlefield in front of him, Mandel couldn't help but sigh. More than two months ago, it was also here that he led his army to break the Fermont army, and tens of thousands of enemy bones were still in place, but now, he just killed back and forth, and he was about to flee in a hurry.

However, seeing from afar on the Ava River, the same boats that had been used to cross the river more than a month ago were still there, and General Mandel breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hurry, march at full speed, the archers are behind the palace, pay attention to disperse the formation!"

Under the command of General Klee at the Queen's Palace, the archers of the Thorns were completely dispersed nearly a kilometer from the Ava River, and in front of them, the Rand Legion had already pursued within two kilometers.

......

"First Squad, Ready, Launch!"

After receiving Donner's order, Sarah gave an order, and the ten ballistas that rushed to the front fired at the same time, and six hundred and forty crossbow arrows flew into the sky, heading towards the enemy's archer position two kilometers away.

This was the first time the Thorns had seen the power of such bolts, with the exception of Klee and Gilfrey.

Although because General Klee dispersed the formation in advance, only a few dozen people were shot and killed. But the opposing crossbow was still two kilometers away, and it was able to pierce the leather-clad archers and nail them to the ground.

Looking at the opponent's lineup of more than a hundred ballistas, General Mandel couldn't help but congratulate himself on making the decision to retreat in time.

"The elite troops cross the river first!" he commanded loudly.

A few minutes later, more than 20,000 elite knights boarded the ship and headed for the opposite shore. Other troops crowded the shore, waiting for the cavalry to cross the river before sending the boats back.

Seeing that the elite knights had already boarded the ship, General Mandel was sure that these people were the elite of the empire, and once there was a loss, it would not be something that could be replenished in the short term.

"Magicians and elite infantry prepare for the second group to cross the river!"